Holiday Ornaments

Welcome back! A rainy Sunday over here.  Just perfect for playing in the Studio. Today, I am working with the colors suggested by The Card Concept (#201).  The inspiration photo has these beautifully colored leaves, but I didn’t get around to making a Fall card, so I tried my hand at a Christmas card.   InspiredContinue reading “Holiday Ornaments”

Brightest Glow – Gold Sparkle Snowflakes

Bear with me.  This is the last card for today…clean and simple. This time: Freshly Made (#615) for the Sketch; AAA Cards (#254) for the Colors and the Style; Time Out (#253) for the Sparkle; and Happy Little Stampers (December) for the Theme. Here is the result: Steps: All cut pieces were adhered to theContinue reading “Brightest Glow – Gold Sparkle Snowflakes”

Timeless Tidings – Spotlight on Christmas

Welcome back!  Do you ever find that you need a quick card (or two) but don’t have a lot of time?  I sure do and that is why I love to create “spotlight” inchies.  One great image as the focal point and a simple greeting can create a super clean and simple card. Inspiration: PaperContinue reading “Timeless Tidings – Spotlight on Christmas”

Dasher

Welcome back!  After lots of chores and a bit of Holiday Merry Making, I am able to get back into the Studio to play… Playing with the Global Design Project (#422) Sketch and selected a favorite retired stamp called Dasher for the Alphabet Letter R = Reindeer challenge.  I chose to keep the card cleanContinue reading “Dasher”

Sip & Celebrate – Happy Holidays

A favorite style – clean and simple.  Creating some Holiday Happiness. Theme: CAS on Friday (#271) Christmas with Less Is More (#497) Deck the Halls.  Colors: If You Give a Crafter a Cookie (#187) Silver & Gold and the Layout: CAS Colours & Sketches (#526). Here is the result: Steps: All elements were added toContinue reading “Sip & Celebrate – Happy Holidays”

Fun & Festive – Happy Christmas Wishes

Welcome back!  It’s Tuesday…Design Team Day… I don’t know about you, but I often think that a card for a fellow is generally best if it is clean and simple. So, I am combining Cardz 4 Guyz (#336) Festive Creatures with the Hand Stamped Sentiments (#428) Sketch and sharing with Just Us Girls (#707) forContinue reading “Fun & Festive – Happy Christmas Wishes”

Notes of Nature – Hello

Guess what came?  New product from the Jan – Apr Mini Catalog and I just had to play! A clean and simple card for Color Throwdown (#770) using the Notes of Nature stamp set and die bundle and watercolor paints in my stash. Here is the result: Steps: All elements were adhered to the cardContinue reading “Notes of Nature – Hello”

Seasonally Layered Leaves – Happy Birthday

Totally love Holiday breaks.  Lots of time to craft.  Let’s have some fun! This afternoon I am playing with AAA Cards (#253) and their Fall theme; Seize The Birthday (#274) for the same; Alphabet (Letter Q) for Four of something; Retro Rubber (#220) Tic Tac Toe Board elements; and Color Dare (#576) for the colorContinue reading “Seasonally Layered Leaves – Happy Birthday”

Sending Birthday Wishes

Hi! Catching up with a few more deadlines…for a sweet feminine birthday card. How about matching up the Color Throwdown (#769) Colors with the Freshly Made (#612) Sketch? Here is the result: Steps: Keeping the card clean and simple, all elements were adhered to the card base resemble the sketch. Thanks for spending some moreContinue reading “Sending Birthday Wishes”

Joy of Noel – Season of Sparkle

Welcome back!  I missed you.  I had a very lovely but busy weekend with friends and family. I am happy to be back in the Studio.  Today, I am playing with Inkspirational (#303) for a Season, and I chose Christmas; As You Can See It (#312) for a Holiday themed card; CAS Colours & SketchesContinue reading “Joy of Noel – Season of Sparkle”